Entity says that deputy used the platform to “spread false information”; congressman says “the situation is absurd”
Opposition politicians and experts have been sharing the announcement of the OAB (Brazilian Bar Association) about presenting an interpellation next week against the federal deputy Marcel van Hattem (Novo-RS) for allegedly “offend and disseminate false information” about the entity in the Chamber’s gallery.
The questioned statement is an accusation by the deputy (watch below) in which he spoke in “persecution” of the OAB against lawyers. The congressman stated that the entity presented a petition “in inquiries at the end of the world”, reported by Minister Alexandre de Moraes, against an association that has a name and logo similar to that of the Order. van Hattem’s speech is based on confidential processes released by the Twitter Files.
Main reactions
In his profile on X (formerly Twitter), lawyer Andre Marsiglia, specialist in digital law, researcher of censorship cases and columnist for Power360 stated that judicialization “rejects the debate” and violates the congressman’s immunity.
Novo, van Hattem’s party, also commented on the case. called it “shameful” the entity’s action and said that the OAB should “turn your efforts to defending due legal process and the right to defense”.
Other repercussions:
What Marcel van Hattem said
“The OAB, which had been accused of being silent in defending the prerogatives of lawyers, both from 8 de Janeiro and those who have cases in the investigations, now reveals itself through the Twitter Files, that it was not just silent, it was complicit in the abuses of authority by Alexandre de Moraes. It’s scandalous”declared van Hattem on Wednesday (April 24).
The congressman stated that the entity told the STF that the association would be “spreading fake news against democracy” and that, for him, it would be an attempt to “make average” with Moraes. The deputy mentioned recent statements and actions by the president of the Federal Council of the OAB, Beto Simonetti, and said that the entity needs to “portray” for what happened, even “changing your mind”.
“You can’t do what you did. You cannot use your relationships with ministers of the Federal Supreme Court to persecute other lawyers.”declared van Hattem.
